Junonia genoveva
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| Junonia genoveva genoveva - MHNT | |
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| Junonia genoveva genoveva △ - MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Junoniini |
| Genus: | Junonia |
| Species: | J. genoveva |
| Binomial name | |
| Junonia genoveva (Cramer, [1780]) | |
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Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to south-eastern California, south-eastern Colorado and central Florida.
The wingspan is 45–57 mm. There are three to four generations from March to October.
The larvae have been recorded on Stachytarpheta, Ruellia tuberosa and Blechum in Jamaica. Adults feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies
- Junonia genoveva genoveva (Surinam)
- Junonia genoveva constricta (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Junonia genoveva hilaris (Paraguay, Uruguay)
- Junonia genoveva incarnata (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Junonia genoveva infuscata (Ecuador)
- Junonia genoveva neildi (Central America, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)[1]
- Junonia genoveva michaelisi (Central America, Honduras, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)[2]
- Junonia genoveva vivida (Guyana, Surinam)
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